WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:
Justin L. Wiegand, 34, of Kenova, West Virginia, pleaded guilty today to receipt of child pornography.
"Sexual exploitation of children is one of the worst and most damaging crimes in our country," said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department's Criminal Division."Those who participate in these crimes damage lives, rob innocence, and create emotional wounds that last a lifetime. Whether you produce child sexual abuse material (CSAM), distribute it, or access it via subscriptions to messaging apps, we will find and prosecute you subject to mandatory minimum penalties, as in the case of this repeat offender....